Becoming Ourselves

Beauty and Happiness

January 26 - March 2, 2025

Grand Opening - Feb 9, 2025 12:15 pm

as part of Hope on the Edge,

Hope's learning and discussion series on social justice topics

Public Viewing:

Sundays January 26 - March 2, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Wednesdays February 5 - February 26, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Hosted by

Hope United Church of Christ

6130 Old Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA, United States

Love Wins Concert

Feb 1, 2025

🎶 Join Hope UCC for an unforgettable evening with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, celebrating love, justice, and community!

We will welcome two ensembles from the chorus - Potomac Fever and Rock Creek Singers, twice the celebration!

Enjoy inspiring music, delicious treats, raffle prizes, and more at this heartwarming event. You can be part of a night where we come together and inspire change.

Becoming Ourselves will be on display.

Photographs of magical T/NB people

Beautiful, happy images of trans and nonbinary (T/NB) adults and children, selected by a panel of trans youth.

Inspiration, aspiration, hope

Related Events

Rainbow Youth Alliance, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, MD

Rainbow Youth Alliance is a twice-monthly support group for LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-18. During group, two adult co-facilitators engage the youth in conversation and activities. RYA is a great opportunity for LGBTQ+ youth to meet others like them and interact in a fun and structured environment.

Discussion Day was March 31, 2024, International Transgender Day of Visibility. Speakers were

Gwen Andersen

(she/her)

Gwen Andersen will discuss why she wanted to do a photo show on this topic. Rockville, MD-based photographer, active member of Women’s Caucus for Art, contributor, curator, and organizer of Becoming Ourselves.

Reverend Dr. Jill McCrory

(she/her)

Friend of Petra Stephanie Neal, long advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, organizer and board member of the MoCo Pride Center, and honored as a Capital Pride Hero

Natasha Nazareth

(she/her)

Mother, contributing photographer. Co-founder of Maryland's first Certified B Corp law firm dedicated to joyful, purposeful work that transforms our communities and drives positive change. 2023 Woman Making History awarded by the Montgomery County Commission for Women.

Al

(they/he)

Model for the exhibit and transgender engineer-poet

Leigh Phelps

(they/them)

Contributing photographer and model. Gender-fluid, queer musician, artist, and lover of the natural world. Clerk of Young Friends at Sandy Spring Friends Meeting.

Heather Spyrou

(she/her)

Lesbian and long time advocate of LGBTQ & autism awesomeness. Proud mom of two amazing kids. Former President of the Cloverly PTA and author

Shane Henise

Rainbow Youth Alliance

(he/him)

Program Director

Oshee Mercer

(they/them)

Model for the exhibit. Nonbinary death doula, homemaker, ceremonialist, and gender diversity educator

Greer

MoCo Pride Center

(they/them)

Greer Hamilton is a queer and trans organizer and activist who works for justice and equity in both technical and creative disciplines. Greer serves as a proud board member of the MoCo Pride Center and lives with their partner and two cats in Silver Spring.